In 2018-2019, our community will experience a major change in leadership and management. In 2018, our Council will be losing several members who have hard-earned experience in the realities of municipal governance.

Unfortunately, unlike the majority of professions in our Country, public leadership lacks a licensing exam or required training. The reality is that winning an election and obtaining a spot on the Council does not automatically make an individual an effective public leader. Key phrase is 'leader' as there is a real difference between leadership and management in the public sector.

Our Town is a $40 million dollar organization and to ensure maintenance of governance, I want to inject good governance into our Town charter by amending it to ensure that future members of the Town Council are required to attend at least one of the following trainings: ICMA, FLC University or the Institute for Elected Municipal Officials.

I would like for this charter amendment to be placed on the August 2018 ballot.

Fiscal Impact: Medium- prepared language, resolution and election cost (TBD)